What are some modern history books worth reading?

I recommend Lu Simian's "General History of China" and Yu Qiuyu's "Chinese Context", history is a systematic discipline, if you understand modern history alone, what you can understand is a single and one-sided economy, culture and war, so I suggest that if you want to fully understand China's modern history, then you can take some time to read these two books, I believe you will benefit a lot.

First of all, let's talk about the book "General History of China", and prepare a Chinese dictionary before reading, because there are many rare words in it. Open this book, you can feel the strong literary atmosphere, divided into two parts, the first part is about the political history of China, a detailed introduction to the history of China's development from China to the revolution, the second part is about the history of Chinese culture, the evolution of China's food, clothing, housing and transportation, as well as the change of criminal law and equipment.

For the understanding of Chinese history is nothing more than political, economic and cultural aspects, this book can help you restore the most authentic history, at least it can give you the greatest help and analysis in politics and culture.

Next, let's talk about Yu Qiuyu, this is one of the writers I admire the most, for life, he dares to think and do, and he has decided to go all out without hesitation; For writing, it comes from interests and hobbies, and then it is the life and death of the world. Every piece of history he wrote is very exquisite, and it is the truth that he risked his life to save from thousands of miles away.

His attitude towards writing books is that he does not want every reader to read the history of China with a heavy heart, and his China is humorous and witty but respectful of history, and reading his books has a magic that attracts people to keep reading.

I used to be a lover of one-sided Chinese history, I liked the culture of the Tang Dynasty and its inclusiveness, but when I finished reading these two books, I felt that my history had a context and I also felt the suction of Chinese history.

I think there are a lot of fine books in modern Chinese history, and recently I was reading Wang Xiaobo's "The Silent Majority", which is really a very simple book, that is, a shallow description of the past story, this book I have just started reading, but I have a feeling of seeing each other late. The stories of those previous eras, but they gave me a sense of familiarity, and those were really real feelings. I have always been amazed by the power of books, because in my eyes, each book does not look like a silent text, but a narrator talking to me, eloquent and fascinating.

Maybe I'm talking a little generally now, but you must have the feeling that when the familiar words ring in your ears, you will find that you have such a deep memory of this book. Therefore, reading books is a very meaningful thing, and there are too many books on modern history that are worth reading.

I don't know if you know this book, I remember that a few years ago it was very popular, and a few friends in the class didn't study history well, and felt bored, but I still felt that I wanted to break up the historical grades, so I chose "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" to see, it was simply fascinating. I also went to read it, and it was a really interesting book, which explained the history of the Ming Dynasty very interestingly, and many historical events became a very funny conversation. You'd think it's cheap, and I'm sorry to tell you, not at all, it's an interesting way to explain history, but it's still very rigorous.

These are some good books that give us a different understanding of history, and they are all books anyway, and it is harmless to read them.

The bastard's joke about Chinese history is good.

1. "Modern Chinese History", Jiang Tinghuang.

This should be the best book for a quick overview of recent history. The writing is very thin, and it is extremely clear and concise from the language to the clues. The biggest problem is that many of its methods and conclusions, although well-known, are actually somewhat outdated, and history is evergreen, while historiography will improve.

Still, considering how readable it is, I've put it in the first place.

2. "The Metabolism of Modern Chinese Society", Chen Xulu.

It is a very suitable book for beginners in modern history, and I even think that it is the most ideal modern history reading book for high school and college at the moment. Although the fundamental stance of the class view of history has not changed, Chen Xulu has greatly changed the fixed way of writing history since the founding of New China in many aspects, which can be seen from the title of the book. It focuses on the changes in Chinese society in the past 100 years due to external invasion and internal reform.

The whole narrative is restrained and peaceful, without all the inexplicable righteous indignation or sensual praise of official modern history, but it is extremely orthodox in the judgment of major events. For young people who resist preaching but have a strong sense of identification with Red China, there is no better general history of modern times.

The general situation of modern Chinese history includes Li Kan's "Modern Chinese History", which was published by Zhonghua Book Company, which was once used as a college textbook, which is more authoritative and a good reference material for postgraduate entrance examinations; Lin Zengping's Modern History of China, Hunan People's Publishing House; Fan Wenlan's Modern History of China, People's Publishing House; Jiang Yanhuang's "Outline of Modern Chinese History", published by many publishers; Chen Xulu's "Eighty Years of Modern China" and "The Metabolism of Modern Chinese Society"; Hu Cheng's "From the Opium War to the May Fourth Movement". These are all masterpieces, and they are all good.

Tang Degang's "Seventy Years of the Late Qing Dynasty", an abridged version of Yuelu that year caused a major change in Yuelu's personnel. Baihua Literature and Art's "Key Figures in Modern Chinese History" is good.

This, you can look at those things in the Ming Dynasty, although it is not considered modern.